When your Grand Junction, CO, home’s plumbing malfunctions, you might contemplate making the necessary repairs independently. Before you pull the toolbox out and start trying to do your own plumbing repairs, think about these eight reasons to leave your plumbing repairs to the professionals.
1. Causing Even More Damage
Despite your best attempts to fix your home’s plumbing, you might cause even greater damage. Most people don’t have access to the specialized tools that plumbers use, so you’ll have to cut some corners to try to make the repairs. Additionally, most people don’t know how to use the tools correctly, which opens the door to doing more damage and wasting time and money.
2. Risking Your Health
Fixing your home’s plumbing might look like safe work, but it can put your health at risk if you fail to take certain safety precautions. Stagnant water inside your home’s pipes can contain hundreds of dangerous bacteria that can cause headaches, diarrhea, and vomiting. Professional plumbing technicians know what precautions to take to protect them and you from harmful bacteria in your plumbing system.
3. Causing Water Damage
Your best DIY efforts might fail to protect your home from water damage. You could accidentally puncture or cause a pipe to burst, or you might fail to tighten a seam or valve, causing water to leak from it.
Water leaks can damage your ceiling, walls, and flooring. Instead of trying to fix a problem and flooding your home, let us handle all of your pipe repairs.
4. Risking Electric Shocks
Plumbing fixtures close to electrical wires or outlets can put you at risk of electric shock if you try fixing them yourself. Even if you try to avoid touching the outlet or wires, you could accidentally shock and injure yourself or anyone working with you.
5. Risking Electrical Fires
Trying to fix your plumbing can also put your home at risk of an electrical fire. Wires and outlets near plumbing fixtures can spark and catch fire.
The fire can quickly spread, causing damage to the room you are working in, if not your entire house. It can also put your safety, loved ones’ safety, and pets’ safety at risk.
6. Voiding Your Warranty
Some of your home’s plumbing appliances, including your water heater and garbage disposal, probably come with a warranty. Part of keeping that warranty active means following the manufacturer’s conditions. In most cases, these warranties require that you allow a professional to perform any necessary repairs, so doing it yourself can void your warranty and leave you financially responsible for future repairs.
7. Keeping up to Code
DIY repairs often do not abide by local codes, so your repairs may not pass an inspection. An experienced code inspector may easily tell if you made the repairs yourself. Local plumbing professionals typically know the building codes where you live, and they will also ensure the repairs will pass an inspection.
8. Spending More Money Than Planned
DIY repairs can put a dent in your household budget. Supplies for them can cost more than you realize, requiring you to buy a sizable amount of tools and supplies to accommodate the project.
You might also cause damage to existing structures and have to spend even more money on supplies to replace or repair them. When you finish the repairs, you might have used up double or triple what you initially thought the job would cost.
Trust Us for Your Plumbing Repairs
At Home Comfort Services, we have nearly a decade of plumbing repair experience in the Grand Junction area. Our business believes that good is not good enough when it comes to keeping your home safe, clean, and comfortable. Our team of plumbers strives for excellence each time we repair a customer’s plumbing.
Not only do we take care of plumbing repairs. We also install, repair, and maintenance services for HVAC systems, swamp coolers, and humidifiers. You can count on us for versatile options for repairing and replacing your home’s plumbing, we also offer drain cleaning solutions. Our customers consistently give us high reviews for our commitment to quality and customer satisfaction.
Our team at Home Comfort Services offers the professional plumbing repairs you need for your home. Contact us to find out more!
